LONDON ��President Donald Trump Sunday criticized London Mayor Sadiq Khan for urging calm after a terrorist attack that killed seven people in the U.K. capital.
"At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is 'no reason to be alarmed!'", Trump wrote on Twitter. Earlier, he said that "we must stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our people."
Trump's comment about Khan �� an apparent reference to a statement in which he urged Londoners to take the presence of extra police in their stride �� is not the first criticism of the mayor by a member of the Trump team. In March, Trump's son Donald Jr. reacted to a past comment by Khan that terrorism preparedness is "part and parcel of living in a great global city," by posting on Twitter: "You have to be kidding me?!"
Trump's Sunday comments came at a delicate time for U.S.-U.K. security relations, which were strained by British complaints about leaks to American media organizations after last month's Manchester suicide bombing. Prime Minister Theresa May has taken a softer approach to Trump than some of her European counterparts, and was notably absent from a statement last week condemning his withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.
